Air toy



B. C. RUBIN Oct. 3, 1933.

AIR TOY Filed Aug. 18 1930 INVENTOR Benjamin Charles Rubin,

ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 3, 1933 UNITED: STATES PATENT on-a v v I V I 1 1,92s,7os 7 7 v v g AIR TojY H Benjamin Charles Rubin, New York, N. Y. Application August 18, 1930. Seriallflo. 475,377

. 4 Claims.

10 in standard form.-

One of the principal objects of my invention is to provide an arrangement by which a child may inflate the toy without a pump or without blowing therein. This provides an hygienic feature which i'is commendable as children are apt to exchange toys and thus contaminate the mouth. In the accompanying drawing I have merely indicated how the device may be applied.

The main feature, and of course the main ob- Miject, is to produce an apparatus so that the toy, of whatever sort, may be fully inflated by merely entrapping the air therein and sealing the inlet.

This sealing may be accomplished in various manners but I have found a very simple and inexpensive method so that toys of this character may be produced at a minimum cost and are quite as durable as the high priced pure, gum rubber toys. Y I

Referring to the drawing: 7

Figure 1 illustrates an air filling neck 7 Figure 2 illustrates the four parts making up an air ball.

Figure 3 illustrates the parts of Figures, 1 and 2, assembled and in open position.

Figure 4 shows the neck piece rolled down upon itself for insertion in the body of the ball.

Figure 5 illustrates the ball closed and inflated by the depression of the neck.

Figure 6 is illustrative of a toy seal'with the device applied. 7 V

My toys are preferably designed to be cut out of a rubberized fabric which is impervious to penetration of airand moisture. Because of the types of grotesque forms they may be cut round 'or f globular, or of proper shape for bouncing toys or bags, punching bags, footballs of oblate forms, or in fact any desired shape.

The pieces or parts making up the toy are firmly secured and preferably vulcanized together with a narily be entrapped within the body part 2 of the toys or other dev suitable opening, 4, extending from which is an' The inflating casing, 6, is susceptible to being withdrawn through the opening, 4, and is so formed at its outer end that it may be tied off, or closed, or hermetically sealed by string or rubber band as indicated at 3.

In the case of the football an opening of considerable length, 4, is provided in the outer casing, and a so called slide fastener, 5, is attached'to the edges-for opening and closing the same.

When the casing is open, access is had to the fcasing part, 6, which is the inflating casing.

Obviously, when this inflating casing is drawn out there will be a greater'capacity for entrapping air for the main casing. The additional extended casing, with its entrapped air, when forced back 9; into the maincasing, will compress a charge of air therein which willfully extend the main casing. Any means'may be utilized for sealing the inflating portion 6,'of the casing such as tying over a piece of tubing or rolling or tying the extended .1 portion of the casing as illustrated at 3, Figure 4. a

When the extended casing is forced back into the main casing the slide fastener is drawn over the opening of the toy and to all purposes and intents the toy has a complete and unbroken casing.

There are many modifications to which the invention may be applied without departing from the spirit and intent thereof, said invention primarily being intended to provide for entrapping a greater amount of air for a given space than 1 it will ordinarily contain, compressing the excess volume into the space and closing the opening.

What I claim as my invention anddesire to secure by Letters Patent is: g

1. An inflatable toy having a body part, an opening therein, a tubular collapsible element secured to the body part' about said opening and susceptible of being drawn through the opening, said element having an opening and an air capacity of suflicient volume to inflatethe body part e? when its opening is closed and the element is forced through the opening of the body part, means for closing the collapsible element and means for closing the opening of the body part over the collapsible element. 7 v

2. An inflatable toy comprisinga casing of any desired configuration having an opening therein, a slidefastener for closing said opening, a hollow collapsible casing element open at its outer end and secured at its inner end about the 5 edges of the opening of the casing constituting an, extension. of the casing and adapted to be passed therethrough 'in either direction, and means for closing the outer end of said collapsible casing element, said extensible portion'having 9 an air capacity of suflicient volume to inflate the toy when collapsed and passed through the opening and secured therein by the slide fastener.

3. An inflatable toy having a casing member 'withan opening therein and closure means for said opening, a hollow collapsible member hermetically joined to the inner surface of said casing member and forming therewith a fluid container,

said collapsible member having an inlet opening and being adaptedito project through said casing opening and having an air capacity sufiicient top inflate said toy when said inlet opening is temporarily sealed and saidcollapsible member is (201'- 1,92s,7os

i sure for the opening of the air tight casing.

lapsed within the confines of said casing member. p

4. An inflatable device having two main ele BENJAIVIIN CHARLES RUBIN. 

